A/N: this chapter's written in a new style, kind of like a countdown to the wedding.. thought I would try something new.
3:00 PM, DUNGEONS
"Samuel! get in the bath!" Severus shouted, spittle flowing from his mouth as his hands thumped viciously in sign language, the boy shaking his head up at Severus.
"No, no, and no, Daddy! You can't make me!"
"Oh yeah?" Severus shouted, gripping his wand and scowling down at the boy, pointing the wand down at him. Samuel's eyes widened, and he immediately quieted down and sulked into the bath. Severus sighed, now he only had to wrestle Samuel into his formal robes. After all, he was going to be best man, along with Remus Lupin, the only other man he could contact in such short notice....
3:15 PM, DUNGEONS...again.
"SAMUEL SEBASTIAN SNAPE!" Severus hollered, as he was greeted by a wave of water, soaking him to the bones. "GET OUT OF THE BATH!"
"No. You told me to get in, and I did."
"Samuel..." Severus scowled, glaring down at his boy, wrapped into a black fluffy towel. Severus tried his best to look threatening, but who could, after looking like a drowned rat?
4:00 PM, GRANGER's ROOMS
"Mommy, stop pacing.. you'll be fine." Holly said as she rolled her eyes and handed her mother a hair ribbon. "Can you do my hair pretty, like yours? I want to be pretty like you."
"Yes, of course, Holly." Hermione said as she pulled her daughter up on her bed, and began plaiting Holly's deep brown hair, humming a lovely song.
"Mummy? can I wear overalls like Samuel?"
"No, honey. you'll look outrageous. Plus, I don't think Severus will allow Samuel to wear overalls to the wedding." Hermione said with a shake of her head as Remy Lupin and Lupin senior bounced into the room, along with Minerva McGonagall, the two of them carrying large packages, and Remy carrying a bag.
"Miss Mione, Daddy, can I go see Samuel? I don't want to be with girls."
"Are you calling me a girl?" Remus Lupin asked, fake horror on his face. Remy shook his head. Remus laughed and nodded, letting Remy go ahead and find Samuel. After all, Severus could manage the two boys... couldn't he?
5:00 PM, DUNGEONS
"Daddy, can Remy and I go to the Great Hall? We're bored." Remy's voice rang out from the other room as Severus had just begun his shower.
"Heaven forbid that you get bored, Samuel." Severus remarked dryly after listening to Remy's translation of Samuel's words, since he was locked up into the bathroom, leaving the boys in Samuel's room. "Tell Samuel that I said both of you must remain spotless and in his room until seven o' clock, and then at that time, Iwill escort BOTH of you to the wedding."
"Yes, Mr. Snape." Remy said with a sigh. Severus shook his head and began shampooing his hair, hoping that his hair wouldn't be as greasy as it usually was, at least, for tonight. After all, it was his wedding...
5:15 PM, GREAT HALL
"Bramwell! you stop it!" Filch hollered as Remy, Samuel, and Bramwell all ran amok, chasing Mrs. Norris, who had a large pink bow on her.
"Daddy, we just want to charm her so she has a Slytherin bow on her. She looks ugly in pink." Bramwell remarked as he tripped over Samuel, who had abruptly stopped in his tracks, glancing up at the clock. "Ow! Samuel!"
"Remy, we have to get back.. Daddy'll be fininshed with his shower by now and he will find his wand gone and get all mad... again." Samuel signed as he managed to get Remy's attention, signing gingerly, since he had several scratches on hsi arms and face from Mrs. Norris.
"You dratted kids!" Filch hollered after them, as Remy and Samuel bounded down to the dungeons in a rush, hoping to get to the dungeons in time, with Mrs. Norris at their heels, yowling angrily, along with Fang, who had joined the fun with the arrival of Rubeus and Emma Hagrid.
6:00 PM, GRANGER'S ROOMS
"Mommy, I'm so bored. Can I please, please, please go see Samuel and Remy? after all, Samuel's going to be my brother."
"No. You'll get in trouble. Those two.. honestly." Hermione said with a shake of her head. "They're worse than your uncles." Hermione said as she bustled out of her room, her dress flowing after her. "Now, what do you think? is it good?"
"Oh! you look beautiful, Mommy!" Holly said, but was interrupted by an strange howl or yell coming from outside. Remus hurried to the door as Hermione disappeared into the bathroom, just in case it was Severus coming by.
"Yes?" Remus asked as he opened the door, only to be faced with two scratched-up boys, covered in dog drool from Fang, and their clothes filthy and ragged.
"Daddy, I think Mr. Snape's really mad.. and I don't want to go down there again. Samuel's with me, because when Mr. Snape saw Samuel, he just turned all purple and started spitting all over the place.. I can't even spell all those words he said, but I'm sure they were bad." Samuel said, remembering how, upon their arrival, Severus Snape had swore a blue streak at the boys, in absolute anger, his hair dripping wet and clad in a black silk dressing gown.
"Come on in, boys. What have you been doing down there, anyway?" Remus asked as he flicked his wand, cleaning up the boys with a useful cleaning spell. Samuel smiled and his hands began flying in sign language, excitedly informing Remus of his adventures with Remy.
"Uh-uh.. that's amazing. I'm surprised you haven't lost points through your fifth year at Hogwarts already." Remus remarked dryly. He and Hermione had quite the task ahead of them: taming two boys in time for the wedding in only a hour...
6:45 PM, GREAT HALL
"Where are they, blasted kids? they're supposed to be here early, and if they're romping the castle..."
"Calm down, Severus. I'm sure Remus is taking good care of them. After all, the wedding doesn't start until seven o' clock."
"Albus.." Severus said in a dangerous whisper. Albus then remained quiet, watching the young man beside him with a twinkle in his eye. He knew their union would be eventual and joyous, and he envied the young couple, they would have many adventures, upon which he and Minerva had missed out for so many years. Glancing over at Minerva, Albus smiled a small smile, his eyes twinkling at the woman, flanked by her daughter and his son, looking regal in the wedding attire as Hermione's maid of Honor. Perhaps, just perhaps, Minerva would look lovely in a wedding dress sometime soon.
7:03 PM, GREAT HALL
BANG. The doors to the Great Hall flew open, and the two boys rushed up the aisle, panting and grinning big grins. They took their places by Severus, grinning up at Severus with angelic faces, which Severus would not believe in an instant. Leaning down to Remy, he hissed in his ear about the whereabouts of Hermione.
"Don't worry.. Daddy and Miss Mione are coming. They were just behind us." Remy said, knowing better than to say that he and Samuel had addicentically hexed her dress with Severus's wand, which Samuel still held in the sleeve of his dress robes. He wouldn't want Mr. Snape to get angry and red again, he didn't like being covered with spit, even if it was from a man as cool as Mr. Snape.
7:05 PM, GREAT HALL
"Severus!" Hermione called out as she entered the Great Hall on the arm of Arthur Weasley, Remus Lupin scurrying ahead of her to take his place by Severus. The wedding was finally on, and the ceremony could proceed. Hermione looked radiant in emerald green dress robes, a muggle dress underneath, which made her look all the more alluring, Severus thought with a smile as Hermione proceeded up the aisle, Arthur Weasley handing her to Severus.
The couple faced Albus Dumbledore, love shining in their eyes. For once, all of the children were silent, gravely watching the proceedings with eagerness in their eyes. Albus held his arms out, and began the wedding procedures.
"Do you, Lord Severus Salazar Snape, take this witch, Hermione Jane Granger, to be your wedded wife for all eternity, as Lady Hermione Jane Snape?"
"I do." Severus said in a silky whisper, barelly loud enough for the sound of his voice to reach the guests.
"Do you, Hermione Jane Granger, take this wizard, Lord Severus Salazar Snape, to be your wedded husband for all eternity, as Lord Severus Salazar Snape?"
"I do."
"Lord Severus Salazar Sanpe, do you love this woman with all of your heart, and will you strive to bring completeness to her soul as her soulmate through enternity?"
"I do."
"Hermione Jane Granger, do you love this man with all of your heart, and will you strive to bring completeness to his soul, as his soulmate through eternity?"
"I do."
"Samuel Sebastian Snape, do you take Hermione Jane Granger to be your lawful mother, and Holly Minerva Granger to be your lawful sister?"
"Y... Yehzz." Samuel said with a small voice, rough with disuse, his stance tall and proud, a look of pride aimed at his father, whose eyes had widened in surprise at the sound of his son's voice. A small smile flicked across his mouth, meant for his son's eyes only, and the two shared a private rejoicing moment, until they were interrupted by the sound of Albus's voice, and the motion of Albus's hands as he moved them to join Severus's and Hermione's hands together.
"Holly Minerva Granger, do you take Severus Salazar Snape to be your lawful father, and Samuel Sebastian Snape to be your lawful brother?"
"Yes, I do." Holly said as she grinned mischievously up at Severus, who shuddered at the prospect of having two mischievous children in his household. Heaven help him, Severus thought as he turned his attention back to Albus.
"Then in the eyes of both worlds, wizarding and Muggle, with this exchange of rings, I prounounce you man and wife, Witch and wizard, and Soulmates through Eternity. You may kiss your lawful wife, Severus, and welcome your new daughter." Albus said with a smile as Severus slipped a silver band with a deep blue sapphire cut into a claddagh upon Hermione's ring finger, and Hermione slipped a sliver band with the same claddagh, upon Severus's ring finger.
"I love you." Severus whispered into Hermione's ear, as he leaned down to kiss her fully on the mouth, conveying promise that their life would be a good, full, adventurous life together. As the kiss parted, applause rang out through the small assembly of guests, all of them smiling large grins, and a good portion of the women weeping openly, who wept harder as Severus swung Holly into his arms, giving her a warm hug.
"Silly girl." Severus whispered into Holly's ear as she giggled, giving Severus a hug.
"I love you, Daddy." Holly said as Severus put her back down. Samuel then hugged Hermione, glad he had a new life, a new family, and he knew deep down in his heart, it was all going to be a good life.
"May I present to the world, Lord and Lady Snape, with their children, Samuel and Holly Snape. The Snape family." Albus said in a booming voice as the family slowly made their way down the aisle, with Remus and Remy trailing after them, both of them sporting broad grins on their lips.
"Minerva, I daresay this was one of the best cremonies ever." Albus whispered to Minerva as he watched the Snapes leave the Great Hall. "Although, I do know one ceremony that could top this one."
"What, pray tell, could be better than Severus getting married? that boy's been waiting years to find someone." Minerva said in surprise, glancing up at Albus with puzzlement in her eyes.
"Dear woman, it would have been better if it was our own wedding." Albus said with a smile as he took Minerva by the arm and escorted her out of the Great Hall, amused that he had rendered her speechless yet again. Hale and Erin both shared knowing glances as they trailed after their parents, shaking their heads.
A/N: hope this chapter was okay?? I love your reviews, and please do keep them coming. A question, though. For the sequel I'm planning to write about the children, I don't know when that will be up, but I do know one will be written. Just wondering, who would you like to see the childre paired up with? obviously, Samuel and Holly can't be paired up, but.. ::shrugs:: any suggestions, anyway? THANK YOU TO ALL MY READERS/REVIEWERS!!!!!
3:00 PM, DUNGEONS
"Samuel! get in the bath!" Severus shouted, spittle flowing from his mouth as his hands thumped viciously in sign language, the boy shaking his head up at Severus.
"No, no, and no, Daddy! You can't make me!"
"Oh yeah?" Severus shouted, gripping his wand and scowling down at the boy, pointing the wand down at him. Samuel's eyes widened, and he immediately quieted down and sulked into the bath. Severus sighed, now he only had to wrestle Samuel into his formal robes. After all, he was going to be best man, along with Remus Lupin, the only other man he could contact in such short notice....
3:15 PM, DUNGEONS...again.
"SAMUEL SEBASTIAN SNAPE!" Severus hollered, as he was greeted by a wave of water, soaking him to the bones. "GET OUT OF THE BATH!"
"No. You told me to get in, and I did."
"Samuel..." Severus scowled, glaring down at his boy, wrapped into a black fluffy towel. Severus tried his best to look threatening, but who could, after looking like a drowned rat?
4:00 PM, GRANGER's ROOMS
"Mommy, stop pacing.. you'll be fine." Holly said as she rolled her eyes and handed her mother a hair ribbon. "Can you do my hair pretty, like yours? I want to be pretty like you."
"Yes, of course, Holly." Hermione said as she pulled her daughter up on her bed, and began plaiting Holly's deep brown hair, humming a lovely song.
"Mummy? can I wear overalls like Samuel?"
"No, honey. you'll look outrageous. Plus, I don't think Severus will allow Samuel to wear overalls to the wedding." Hermione said with a shake of her head as Remy Lupin and Lupin senior bounced into the room, along with Minerva McGonagall, the two of them carrying large packages, and Remy carrying a bag.
"Miss Mione, Daddy, can I go see Samuel? I don't want to be with girls."
"Are you calling me a girl?" Remus Lupin asked, fake horror on his face. Remy shook his head. Remus laughed and nodded, letting Remy go ahead and find Samuel. After all, Severus could manage the two boys... couldn't he?
5:00 PM, DUNGEONS
"Daddy, can Remy and I go to the Great Hall? We're bored." Remy's voice rang out from the other room as Severus had just begun his shower.
"Heaven forbid that you get bored, Samuel." Severus remarked dryly after listening to Remy's translation of Samuel's words, since he was locked up into the bathroom, leaving the boys in Samuel's room. "Tell Samuel that I said both of you must remain spotless and in his room until seven o' clock, and then at that time, Iwill escort BOTH of you to the wedding."
"Yes, Mr. Snape." Remy said with a sigh. Severus shook his head and began shampooing his hair, hoping that his hair wouldn't be as greasy as it usually was, at least, for tonight. After all, it was his wedding...
5:15 PM, GREAT HALL
"Bramwell! you stop it!" Filch hollered as Remy, Samuel, and Bramwell all ran amok, chasing Mrs. Norris, who had a large pink bow on her.
"Daddy, we just want to charm her so she has a Slytherin bow on her. She looks ugly in pink." Bramwell remarked as he tripped over Samuel, who had abruptly stopped in his tracks, glancing up at the clock. "Ow! Samuel!"
"Remy, we have to get back.. Daddy'll be fininshed with his shower by now and he will find his wand gone and get all mad... again." Samuel signed as he managed to get Remy's attention, signing gingerly, since he had several scratches on hsi arms and face from Mrs. Norris.
"You dratted kids!" Filch hollered after them, as Remy and Samuel bounded down to the dungeons in a rush, hoping to get to the dungeons in time, with Mrs. Norris at their heels, yowling angrily, along with Fang, who had joined the fun with the arrival of Rubeus and Emma Hagrid.
6:00 PM, GRANGER'S ROOMS
"Mommy, I'm so bored. Can I please, please, please go see Samuel and Remy? after all, Samuel's going to be my brother."
"No. You'll get in trouble. Those two.. honestly." Hermione said with a shake of her head. "They're worse than your uncles." Hermione said as she bustled out of her room, her dress flowing after her. "Now, what do you think? is it good?"
"Oh! you look beautiful, Mommy!" Holly said, but was interrupted by an strange howl or yell coming from outside. Remus hurried to the door as Hermione disappeared into the bathroom, just in case it was Severus coming by.
"Yes?" Remus asked as he opened the door, only to be faced with two scratched-up boys, covered in dog drool from Fang, and their clothes filthy and ragged.
"Daddy, I think Mr. Snape's really mad.. and I don't want to go down there again. Samuel's with me, because when Mr. Snape saw Samuel, he just turned all purple and started spitting all over the place.. I can't even spell all those words he said, but I'm sure they were bad." Samuel said, remembering how, upon their arrival, Severus Snape had swore a blue streak at the boys, in absolute anger, his hair dripping wet and clad in a black silk dressing gown.
"Come on in, boys. What have you been doing down there, anyway?" Remus asked as he flicked his wand, cleaning up the boys with a useful cleaning spell. Samuel smiled and his hands began flying in sign language, excitedly informing Remus of his adventures with Remy.
"Uh-uh.. that's amazing. I'm surprised you haven't lost points through your fifth year at Hogwarts already." Remus remarked dryly. He and Hermione had quite the task ahead of them: taming two boys in time for the wedding in only a hour...
6:45 PM, GREAT HALL
"Where are they, blasted kids? they're supposed to be here early, and if they're romping the castle..."
"Calm down, Severus. I'm sure Remus is taking good care of them. After all, the wedding doesn't start until seven o' clock."
"Albus.." Severus said in a dangerous whisper. Albus then remained quiet, watching the young man beside him with a twinkle in his eye. He knew their union would be eventual and joyous, and he envied the young couple, they would have many adventures, upon which he and Minerva had missed out for so many years. Glancing over at Minerva, Albus smiled a small smile, his eyes twinkling at the woman, flanked by her daughter and his son, looking regal in the wedding attire as Hermione's maid of Honor. Perhaps, just perhaps, Minerva would look lovely in a wedding dress sometime soon.
7:03 PM, GREAT HALL
BANG. The doors to the Great Hall flew open, and the two boys rushed up the aisle, panting and grinning big grins. They took their places by Severus, grinning up at Severus with angelic faces, which Severus would not believe in an instant. Leaning down to Remy, he hissed in his ear about the whereabouts of Hermione.
"Don't worry.. Daddy and Miss Mione are coming. They were just behind us." Remy said, knowing better than to say that he and Samuel had addicentically hexed her dress with Severus's wand, which Samuel still held in the sleeve of his dress robes. He wouldn't want Mr. Snape to get angry and red again, he didn't like being covered with spit, even if it was from a man as cool as Mr. Snape.
7:05 PM, GREAT HALL
"Severus!" Hermione called out as she entered the Great Hall on the arm of Arthur Weasley, Remus Lupin scurrying ahead of her to take his place by Severus. The wedding was finally on, and the ceremony could proceed. Hermione looked radiant in emerald green dress robes, a muggle dress underneath, which made her look all the more alluring, Severus thought with a smile as Hermione proceeded up the aisle, Arthur Weasley handing her to Severus.
The couple faced Albus Dumbledore, love shining in their eyes. For once, all of the children were silent, gravely watching the proceedings with eagerness in their eyes. Albus held his arms out, and began the wedding procedures.
"Do you, Lord Severus Salazar Snape, take this witch, Hermione Jane Granger, to be your wedded wife for all eternity, as Lady Hermione Jane Snape?"
"I do." Severus said in a silky whisper, barelly loud enough for the sound of his voice to reach the guests.
"Do you, Hermione Jane Granger, take this wizard, Lord Severus Salazar Snape, to be your wedded husband for all eternity, as Lord Severus Salazar Snape?"
"I do."
"Lord Severus Salazar Sanpe, do you love this woman with all of your heart, and will you strive to bring completeness to her soul as her soulmate through enternity?"
"I do."
"Hermione Jane Granger, do you love this man with all of your heart, and will you strive to bring completeness to his soul, as his soulmate through eternity?"
"I do."
"Samuel Sebastian Snape, do you take Hermione Jane Granger to be your lawful mother, and Holly Minerva Granger to be your lawful sister?"
"Y... Yehzz." Samuel said with a small voice, rough with disuse, his stance tall and proud, a look of pride aimed at his father, whose eyes had widened in surprise at the sound of his son's voice. A small smile flicked across his mouth, meant for his son's eyes only, and the two shared a private rejoicing moment, until they were interrupted by the sound of Albus's voice, and the motion of Albus's hands as he moved them to join Severus's and Hermione's hands together.
"Holly Minerva Granger, do you take Severus Salazar Snape to be your lawful father, and Samuel Sebastian Snape to be your lawful brother?"
"Yes, I do." Holly said as she grinned mischievously up at Severus, who shuddered at the prospect of having two mischievous children in his household. Heaven help him, Severus thought as he turned his attention back to Albus.
"Then in the eyes of both worlds, wizarding and Muggle, with this exchange of rings, I prounounce you man and wife, Witch and wizard, and Soulmates through Eternity. You may kiss your lawful wife, Severus, and welcome your new daughter." Albus said with a smile as Severus slipped a silver band with a deep blue sapphire cut into a claddagh upon Hermione's ring finger, and Hermione slipped a sliver band with the same claddagh, upon Severus's ring finger.
"I love you." Severus whispered into Hermione's ear, as he leaned down to kiss her fully on the mouth, conveying promise that their life would be a good, full, adventurous life together. As the kiss parted, applause rang out through the small assembly of guests, all of them smiling large grins, and a good portion of the women weeping openly, who wept harder as Severus swung Holly into his arms, giving her a warm hug.
"Silly girl." Severus whispered into Holly's ear as she giggled, giving Severus a hug.
"I love you, Daddy." Holly said as Severus put her back down. Samuel then hugged Hermione, glad he had a new life, a new family, and he knew deep down in his heart, it was all going to be a good life.
"May I present to the world, Lord and Lady Snape, with their children, Samuel and Holly Snape. The Snape family." Albus said in a booming voice as the family slowly made their way down the aisle, with Remus and Remy trailing after them, both of them sporting broad grins on their lips.
"Minerva, I daresay this was one of the best cremonies ever." Albus whispered to Minerva as he watched the Snapes leave the Great Hall. "Although, I do know one ceremony that could top this one."
"What, pray tell, could be better than Severus getting married? that boy's been waiting years to find someone." Minerva said in surprise, glancing up at Albus with puzzlement in her eyes.
"Dear woman, it would have been better if it was our own wedding." Albus said with a smile as he took Minerva by the arm and escorted her out of the Great Hall, amused that he had rendered her speechless yet again. Hale and Erin both shared knowing glances as they trailed after their parents, shaking their heads.
A/N: hope this chapter was okay?? I love your reviews, and please do keep them coming. A question, though. For the sequel I'm planning to write about the children, I don't know when that will be up, but I do know one will be written. Just wondering, who would you like to see the childre paired up with? obviously, Samuel and Holly can't be paired up, but.. ::shrugs:: any suggestions, anyway? THANK YOU TO ALL MY READERS/REVIEWERS!!!!!